jorja Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Hi Everyone, I don't know if you all know about my dad. My dad is 75 and last august he was diagnosed with SCLC in his right lung. He finished 6 rounds of chemo in feb and radiation in nov. There were complications with the radiation (couldn't eat or drink). About 3 weeks ago we took him to the ER because he had a fever and shortness of breathe. He was on antibiotics (2 of them) and on oxygen. They figured it was pneumonia After being in the hospital for almost 2 weeks he finally came home but was still on oxygen. Today we took him to get his CT scan done (which is out of town) and when we came home the oncologist called! I was so scared! The radiologist had called him to let him know that my dad had "air" outside of his lungs which is causing his shortness of breathe. he also said there was NO Tumour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are all so relieved. We take him to the hospital tomorrow morning so they can take a closer look at this "air" that is outside of the lungs! I hope they can remove it because he has no appetite or energy! Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks for listening, Jorja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnmynatt Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Hallelujah!! Hope they can get the air leak taken care of. Praying. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Lamb Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Sounds like great news to me.Hopefully they can get rid of the air that's causing the problem and he can get some relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggiesmom Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 So glad to hear about your Dad. They'll fix that leak and he'll be back on his feet in no time. Joanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stand4hope Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hi Jorga, I'm sorry, but I don't know anything about air leaks either, or how air gets outside the lung, but I'm glad he's going for more tests to try to get it fixed. That's WONDERFUL news that the tumor is gone. Love, Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 No tumor! Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annjael Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Jorga,,,,Great news about your dads tumor!!!!!! Hope he gets some relief for the shortness of breath. Peace and prayers Annjael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Glad hear such incredible news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorja Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 Thank you for all of your wonderful words!! I just got back from taking my dad to the hospital. It ends up he has radiation pneumonitis and pneumorthorax (sp?) which can be potentially dangerous. My dad's oncologist says this happend because he had pneumonia and all the coughing that he had has caused his lungs to release air. So right now there are tubes in his chest cavity that will release the air. (cross your fingers) The doctor says he has a bit of emphysema in his lungs....is that bad? Anyways, we are all VERY thankful that the tumor is gone! I will be praying for all of you too! If we just got good news there is always hope for everyone!!! Jorja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 What terrific news! I hope you will soon be able to tell us that the "air" problem has been rectified! Paddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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